there is a massive diff between the looks of these two player... ones white for a start... ANYWAY!... how did the kid play anyway?
Looks like it...http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Excl...ty-s-mystery/story-19529775-detail/story.html Hope he shows well out there. IMO he would be a great addition to our midfield if he can sustain that energy in the video clips for a full 90 minutes.
Any more news on this guy? Last thing i heard was Bruce was going to make a judgement in the coming days. He'll probably feature heavily tonight and if he impresses he signs. Lets hope he does well as I really like the look of him!
When asked about Claasen by Burns during the post-Sheff Wed interview, Bruce was very cagey in his response, not giving much away. Reading between the lines, I have a feeling he is impressed with the lad, but doesn't want to show too much enthusiasm in order to prevent other teams from sniffing around and inviting him for lunch. I hope Classen does get a good runout tonight, and impresses enough to be signed up. He'll be around for the Brummy game on Saturday for an additional look-see in a more English style match battle to test his credentials in that environment. I reckon we'll know the outcome within a week.
i think he's a player we need. Not particularly for goals but a guy with energy all over the pitch. The opposite of Cairney basically. Gets stuck in and box to box.
I think he's made his mind up but the doubt seems to be about getting a work permit for him. http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/story-19561304-detail/story.html?#axzz2Yd4tWOPC
Why take him on trial if there were any doubts about a work permit, surely this must have crossed someone's mind somewhere along the line?
What I was thinking, hes been on trial at Celtic and Everton too and managed to get a job in Belgium so someones telling porkies.
That thought had crossed my mind too, but this work permit thing seems quite complex to unravel. Being South African, he must have been given a permit to work in the EU to play for Lierse. I don't know what the FIFA/EUAFA/FA eligibility criteria are, or indeed what the government level criteria are between the countries involved...but it can be a rats nest apparently. Being an international player has some bearing, but I believe it has something to do with how many games a player has had for his country, and the world ranking of that country. I presume Hull City are trying to figure out all this, which takes time given all the variables and bureaucracies involved, but it didn't stop them from giving him a trial and start the messy process. Can anyone clarify any of this ?
I read somewhere he has had a permit application turned down in the past and ended up in Belgium as they have more relaxed laws. Apparently he hasn't played enough games for SA to qualify normally. However as has been said, surely if true, all of this would have been thought out prior to the trials he has had in the UK.
You would have thought so...but do Hull City lose anything by having a look at him and on the off-chance that he's a fit to City's needs, dig further into the bureaucracy while the trial's going on ?
I thought you also needed an offer of employment, which we wouldn't do unless we knew we wanted him, hence the trial.
We can offer him a contract subject to getting a work permit and many clubs do just that. No permit then the contract is null n void.
But what if we did that, he got his work permit and therefore contract then we realised we didn't want him (which we would have known had written given him a trial first)
I'll never understand the issues surrounding getting a work permit. He's obviously going to be working by playing for us. If SB said to the committee, "He'll be a first team player at a Premier League club", then surely they'll grant him it? Even if it's a lie and he ends up being a bench warmer. It's not like he's an immigrant arriving on a rubber dinghy. I'd have thought the length of the contract offered might affect the work permit decision, as if he's only here for a year then he probably won't get one. But as has been said already, if he was on trial at Everton and Celtic, they were obviously prepared in case he impressed.
It's a lot more complicated, there are a few points that need to be completed to get a permit. There's one where you have played a certain percentages of international games, or have show great promise if you are young etc. It is very confusing though.
But how do the people who grant work permits (who I assume are a government body and not an FA affiliation) know how good the player is? I was aware of the percentage of international games rule, but Nakhi Wells (who we had on trial at one point, wish we'd got him at the time) managed to get a work permit to play for Carlisle United, before securing another one to play for Bradford. And he plays for Bermuda, who are ranked 157th.
